A live audiocast of the conference call will be accessible on the
Company's website at www.empireco.ca. Replay will be available until midnight, March 19, 2013, or on the
Company's website for 90 days following the conference call. To access
the archived conference call, please dial (855) 859-2056 and enter
passcode 15984465.

Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company headquartered
in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Empire's key businesses include food
retailing and corporate investment activities. With over $16 billion in
annual sales and approximately $6.9 billion in assets, Empire and its
subsidiaries directly employ approximately 47,000 people.